“God knows we need this break,” said Shelly Bacallia, 29, who took her son to the Manila Zoo over the weekend…
OPINION: American History Lesson
Back when the Americas were being colonized, chartered companies sponsored them. The Virginia Company was one of them, around 1606…
LETTER: Missing My Conservative Friends
I highly respected my now-retired conservative co-workers – good friends – because we shared my dad’s deep understanding of honor and integrity…
BLM ‘Virtual Public Hearing’ on Wild Horse and Burro Management
The Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 requires BLM conduct an annual hearing to consider the use of motorized vehicles in the management of wild horses and burros…
EDITORIAL: Money, Water, and Fear for the Future, Part Three
Between 1934 and 1941, the central part of the U.S. experienced a series of catastrophic climatic and environmental events collectively labeled by historians as “The Dust Bowl”…
OPINION: Considering the Manzanares Arrest Incident
Manzanares’ properly reacted to his frustration with the situation by telling Reis to “write it up” (meaning a parking citation) and walking away…
OPINION: Colorado Water Board Shelves ‘Demand Management’ Scheme
“CWCB’s decision to stop a flawed demand management program is a welcome decision. It seems as if common sense has trumped wishful thinking…”
EDITORIAL: The STR Reality vs. Wishful Thinking, Part Two
The door hanger does include a few facts, along with some wishful thinking. It states, for example, that “27 of 30 surveyed business owners oppose” Ballot Question A…
OPINION: Archuleta Democrats Support Closing STR Tax Loophole
As it stands now, local governments are not permitted to change the tax designation of short-term rentals located in residential zones…
LETTER: The Harmful Influence of Corporations and Billionaires
I am sick of corporations and billionaire dynasties like the Koch and Walton families who think they are entitled to everything including public land and natural resources…
Abortion Rights Bill Passes Colorado Legislature Following Lengthy Senate Debate
“…If Roe v. Wade is overturned, there is no Colorado law in place that would protect the right to obtain a safe, legal abortion, which is why this bill is so important…”
Youth ‘Reasonable Independence’ Bill Passed by Colorado Legislature
“When youth are given independence they grow, learn and thrive and we’re pleased to pass legislation that empowers their right to independence…”
EDITORIAL: The STR Reality vs. Wishful Thinking, Part One
The Town Planning Commissions justification for recommending a steep STR fee increase was based partly on the property tax loophole enjoyed by STRs in Archuleta County…
BLM Mismanagement of American Wild Horses Burdening Taxpayers?
The livestock industry uses this big money to press the BLM for further roundups, ballooning the BLM’s Wild Horse and Burro Program budget from $19.8 million in 2001 to $116 million in 2021…
EDITORIAL: Money, Water, and Fear for the Future, Part Two
“The Walton Family Foundation, in collaboration with Morning Consult, released a poll today revealing that 74% of Coloradans are worried about climate change and water scarcity…”
Ukrainian Relief Campaign by Pagosa Springs Rotary Club
Pagosa Springs Rotary has set a goal of collecting contributions in the total of $10,000 from the Pagosa Springs community within the next two weeks…
Fentanyl Crisis Strategy Unveiled by Governor Polis, State Lawmakers
“It’s time to make Colorado a safer state for everybody and it’s time for the carnage to end,” Polis said at the news conference…
HMPRESENTLY: When Tendrils Spiral Around Good Intentions
I’ll be wondering, now, whether the Foundation is influencing some of the news coverage and commentary I’ve been reading…
PHOTO ESSAY: Pagosa Peak Open School’s First ‘Color Run’
Middle school students filled bottles and buckets with colored cornstarch, as the school filled with students dressed in all white…